The Supreme Court allowed the Biden administration to cut concertina wire blocking federal agents from accessing parts of the U.S.-Mexico border, overruling an appeals court decision which sided with Texas state authorities in blocking federal access.
The court granted the Justice Department’s request in a 5-4 decision, with Chief Justice John Roberts and Justice Amy Coney Barrett joining the three Democratic appointees. Per the ruling, Border Patrol agents will be able to cut the razor wire until the case is resolved.
It’s a victory for the Biden administration in one of three court cases over a fundamental issue: Texas’ ongoing attempt to use state law enforcement to both police the international frontier, and to block the Biden administration from doing so as well.
The Supreme Court did not offer a reason for why it had sided with the Justice Department. The remaining four justices said that they would have denie…